Headrest for hammocks



H. MINTZ.

HEADREST FOR HAMMocKs.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- y 1920 Patented Sept. 27, 1921.

HARRY MINTZ, or MATTAPAN, `MASsAeHUsE'ry'rs'.`

HEADREST non njAMMocxs.;

To dZZwhommag/concem: ,f f Y v Be it known thatI, HARRY MIN'rz, acitizenof the. United States, and resident of Mattapan, Vin the countyof Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,haveinvented new and, usefulImprovements in Headrestsl for Hammocks, of which .the following is a'specification.k v

Thisinvention'relates to hammocks andl moreparticularly to hammocks 'ofthefcouch type, although in certain of its broader` aspects vit isequally applicable tofcouch def -vices of other forms.

It is a common practice -in couch. struc* tures and more particularlyincouch-.hammocks to provide angularly adjustable head rests, `whereby thehead end of the mattress y or. cushion may ;be inclined upwardly atvarious degrees of inclination inconformity to the wishes of the user.

Hammocks :of `the i above type have com*- monly' consistedfin general ofa 'substantially rectangular lv'frame having stretched thereover aspring otfwire or other suitable material uponfwhichthe mattress rests,such frame being suspended in .any suitable manner fromf'an elevatedsupport. l 4' As commonly arranged, the 'adjustable head rest comprisesean auxiliaryframe pivoted to the front and rear bars of the main frameand having an adjustable brace member coperating with a ratchet-liketoothed member secured to one or more of the main frame elements. In usesuch toothed members are objectionable, as they present sharp points oredges which frequently cause dam age to the-clothing of the user of thehammock, while at the same time the provision of such elements adds tothe initial costlot the device. y

The object of the present invention is to dispense with suolitoothedratchet members` while at the same time providing fonthe yreadyadjustment of the headl rest and the holding of the same in adjustedposition in a secure manner. As one mode of carrying into eifect theabove object, advantage may be taken of the fact that the mattresssupporting spring, as commonly employed in hammocks of this type,comprises a series of wires extending transversely, that is to say, in afront to rear direction across the i'rame andk spaced apart at regularintervals longitudinally of the trame. By reason of this fact, it issimply necessaryto provide the adjustable brace member for the head Ythe brace member with the spring.

` ist with Suitableproject-1011sadapted-.Tio ,engage vselected ,ones ofsuch transverse wires, such projections thus constitutingv pawls whichcooperate with-the ratchet defvrce-constituted bythe `series oftransverse wires. f

One mode of carrying into effect the present invention is illustrated inthe accom# panying drawings, in whichy y Figure l is, a fragmentaryperspective view of the head end of such a couch ham# mockwiththegmattress removed 'to 'show the arrangement of the'head rest andits brace. l

Fig. 2 is a. fragmentary side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1,themattress be-k ing shown in position, and 1spiecica'tiongofLettersPatent. Patenfedspltjgf,` Applicationfled October8, 1920.v ASerial No. 415,541. 5

, Fig. 3 vis-a fragmentary plan view to enlarged scale illustrating theengagement of `In lfig. 1 'the main frame is indicated as' comprisingfront and rear bars 1, 2, and an end barl 3. 44; indicates in generalthe mattress supporting spring stretchedy over said `frame andcomprising.longitudinally extendingwires 5 andv transverse extendingwires 6, such spring beingiyresiliently secured.y in -the frame byAmeans 'of helical springs 7 all in the `usual man-ner.

The adjustable head rest comprises side bars 8, 9 secured together bycross bars 10, the side bars being pivoted as at 11 to the front andrear main frame bars 1, 2 `respectively. The adjustable brace for thehead rest comprises a rod having its ends bent upward as indicated at172, 13, the extremities of such upwardly bent portions being pivotallysecured as at 14 to the side bars 8, 9 respectively ofthe head rest.Such portion yhaving ing 4the projections 16. yIn use the transverselyextending `member 15 of the brace lies substantially in contact with thelongitudinal members `5 of the spring while the projections 16 passbeneath one of the transverse wires 6. As thus arranged the brace servesto support the lhead-rest in the desired position of inclination, theprojection 16 extending beneath the transverse'wires 6 to an extentwhich precludes any probability of accidental disengagement. When it isdesired to readjust the head rest, it is simply necessary to lift thesame until the projections 16 have been withdrawn from angularly bentrod, it is to be understood.

that such brace member With its projection 16 might be formed in anyother desirable manner; It is also contemplated that suchl cross Wires 6ofthe spring as serveas the ratchet elements for engagement by the pa-Wlprojection 16 may be formed of heavierwire than the remainder of suchtransverseelements of the spring. z

lVhile the devicjehas herein been shown as applied to a. couch hammockhemploying Wind shields 17, 18 and having -a mattress 19, it iscontemplated that variousof the desirable features thereof mightadvantageously be employed in connection With cots or couches oflotherthan the hammock type Without departing from thespjiritY ofthe presentinvention.

Having now disclosed the invention in a preferred embodiment of the sametogether with the mode of use thereof, What I claim and desireto secureby Letters 'Patentof the United States is: j

1. A head rest for use ,with a couch device having a mattress supportingvframe provided with longitudinally and transversely extending springyforming elements, said head rest comprising a mattressxengaging framepivotally supported adjacent one endr i for angular adjustment, and abrace member ivOted to said head rest and comprising an 'integrally`formed downwardly projecting toe constructed-and arranged selectively toVengage various of said transversely extending elements.

, '2. Ahead rest for use with a couch device havingv materialsupport-ing frame provided With transversely extending members, saidrest comprising spaced side bars pivotally supported adjacent one endforangu` lar adjustment, land a brace member for said rest comprisingVvarodkpivo'tally secured'at.

its opposite 'ends to the respective sidebars at points substantiallyremoved from the pivotal supports thereof, saidrodv having atransversely extending portion provided withv a laterally projectingintegralbend, constructed and arranged `to engage selected ones of, saidtransversely extending members...

3. An adjustable he'adrest forv use vvith af couch hammock having amattress support provided Withfa seriesof transversely extending".spaced wires, said head rest being pivoted forrverticalangularadjustment, and

a brace for said head rest comprising a 'rod having its ends bentsubstantially at right-angles to 4its central portion andpivotallyfsecured to the opposite sides'of said head rest, i

and having its central portion extending transversely of said'supportandprovided with a .plurality of `V. shaped bends con'- D ment WithWires of saidfse'ries. f

Signed: by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 6th day of October, .1920i`structed and arranged for selective engage I HARRYMITZ. 1

